"I think Doctor Who is television's first and most successful myth," he said (via BFI). "It will outlive all of you."

So, there's absolutely no worrying about the series being cancelled anytime soon then? Phew!

The BFI and other attendees at the Doctor Who panel have been tweeting out snippets of Moffat's quotes throughout the day, with one attendee also quoting him as saying: "Doctor Who doesn't pay homage to movies, it improves them."

The panel also went on to discuss the Doctor's new companions, with Moffat adding: "They discover the doctor is a hero and then they discover the doctor is clinically insane."

Also present at the panel was Pearly Mackie, who revealed her favourite episode of series 10 features "a bit of turning point" in the relationship between her character Bill Potts and Peter Capaldi's Doctor.

"She's a very clever, bright and funny girl," Capaldi added. "And I think the Doctor's very taken with her, because he can see that she's one of these people who life hasn't been great to, and she didn't deserve life not to be kind to her."